I have not really encountered the word “scientistic” a lot. To me there is a big difference between “scientific” and “scientism” and we are dealing here at a level where such kind of distinctions are crucial. Science as a antonym for religion is already kind of weird.
Religions might come with a clear tradition lines but it can be quite nebolous to map what the corresponding things are for areligious people.
I have not really encountered the word “scientistic” a lot. To me there is a big difference between “scientific” and “scientism” and we are dealing here at a level where such kind of distinctions are crucial.
Religions might come with a clear tradition lines but it can be quite nebolous to map what the corresponding things are for areligious people.
My model is that areligious people indeed vary, but that there is a specific “science as literary genre” thing that leads a particular subset of people to reject religion in similar ways (and to often also reject e.g. virtue ethics or having rhythms to life such as weekends at the same time), with sometimes-similar psychological sequelae.
We do have a sequence on the values of the Sabbath https://www.lesswrong.com/s/HXkpm9b8o964jbQ89 . I know a rationalist on our local dojo that did adopt a version of the sabbath for himself based on the writing.
With the Winter Solstice and Petrov day, we also have two yearly rhythmic events in the rationality community.
By in large, LessWrong is not a community of New Atheists who react with aversion to either of those things.
I have not really encountered the word “scientistic” a lot. To me there is a big difference between “scientific” and “scientism” and we are dealing here at a level where such kind of distinctions are crucial. Science as a antonym for religion is already kind of weird.
Religions might come with a clear tradition lines but it can be quite nebolous to map what the corresponding things are for areligious people.
Agreed. I am using “scientistic” to mean “attempting to fit into science as literary genre.”
My model is that areligious people indeed vary, but that there is a specific “science as literary genre” thing that leads a particular subset of people to reject religion in similar ways (and to often also reject e.g. virtue ethics or having rhythms to life such as weekends at the same time), with sometimes-similar psychological sequelae.
We do have a sequence on the values of the Sabbath https://www.lesswrong.com/s/HXkpm9b8o964jbQ89 . I know a rationalist on our local dojo that did adopt a version of the sabbath for himself based on the writing.
With the Winter Solstice and Petrov day, we also have two yearly rhythmic events in the rationality community.
By in large, LessWrong is not a community of New Atheists who react with aversion to either of those things.